Transformable walking stick



R. A. BREUL TRANSFORMABLE WALKING STICK Nov. 27, 192,3. 1,475,740

Fil'ed .June 1. 1922 Mami L -/W JNVENTOR.

RICHARD A. BREUL, O3? BEBES-EPORT, CONNECTICUT.

TRANSFOEMABLE WALKING STECK.

Application filed June 1, `M322.

To ZZ iii/:om if may concern:

Bc it known that I, RICHARD A. Bun-UL, a citizen of the United States. residingat Bridgeport.I in the county of Fairfield and ltatc of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Transfornialile lllalkingf Stick, of which the following is a specification.

The object of thisinvention consists in the construction of a coinposite wal ring stick, instantly separable into parts adapted to likewise forni a seivicable triangular stool, soine parts thereof also being niade useful for other purposes, l ereinafter described. fr device coinprising` an anaiopgr forniation and carryingr out the saine object by a. different construction. is the subject of a previous application for patent by ine9 and several features of improvement are similar in both inventions.

ln the accoinpanying` drawings Fig. l `presents the walking; stick forni of iny def ce. and Figi'. 2 the stool formation thereof.

. 3 is the enlawi'ed upper portion. and

a i A ,i L n a the lower partA or rod iz, oi. the device, lo Fig. is u still incre enlarged upper View of the lower part oi: the walking li, forincd by rods 71, and g. Figs. 6 and are likewise enlarged views of opposite ends of rod c, and 55 and 9.,. also en laroged front views of both end portions of such rod a, containiiin` the upper ends of the stool formation legis f/ and .72.. ln Fig. l0 is seen the head of the walking stick containing the handle, in Fig'. 'll a rod body connecting ferulc, and li'h l2 is a bottom view of the Fig. 9 illustration of rod a and parts thereon, these views being` also on an enlarged scale.

rlhe walking' stick illustration Fig. l has a preferably wooden body of saine size throughout, consisting of an upper rod o of preferably square forni and of two reetaiipgular rods g and it of like size, both together being` of saine shape and size as rod a, all the edges of the three rods being somewhat chanifered and rounded, (see Figs. and 6). Both end portions of rod a and also the upper portions of rods g and 71 as conibined together (see end view shown in: l? are reduced to a cj-Jlindrical shape of saine diainetiu' asthe square body of a, the rounded upper portion of a being` supplied with a headed ferule or shell c, while the lower portion thereof and the described cylindrical formation of the combined rods Serial No. 555,220,

g aiidi` are united by the sheet inetal ferule as apparent in Fig. l. lll/*hilo this ferule is permanently attached toy rod a, as will be describedhereafter, the cylindrical por- Rubber tips (see 9 Fig. 4l), of about saine forni and size as the body part of rods ,r/ and L are attached to the lower reduced ends of these rods. A handle, preferably consisting: of a shell, (Z, secured in aperture d of ferule c, and of a shell e, trictionallf,y engafring and glidingly held on shell d, (see Figs. l, 9, and l0), is attached to the upper end of rod a, the general construction of suoli a walking stick being' thus completely shown.

ln order to make the above described parts of a walking stick available for the forii'iation of a stool as illustrated in Fig. 2, sonic of these parts have: to be specially constructed and arranged as shown hereafter. Rod "'oa as shown in 2, fornis the seat portion of iny stool device, both end portions of o contain slots crosswise and cen` trally located therein for the reception of the upper` semi-circular portions of rods (j and h (see o and o, Figs, 8 and 9, and also Figs. 6 and 7 for width of said slots). Eis further shown in Figs, ll and l2, the ferules Z) and c, which otherwise would entirely surround and close up said slots7 have on their bottoni sides only, apertures of the shape of said end portions of rods g and h, such apertures disposed to be exactly in alignment with said slots o and a respectively. .ln Fig'. 6 the right end of rod a is shown, with the fertile c and handle parts d removed therefrom.

lt is apparent herefroin, that rods g and la, when arranged in if shape inay be readily attached to rot o, to forni a stool of triiilar shape. by entering the upper seinilar portion f/ 'of rod g, through apertei.v in ferr-.le 7). into and upwardly along in slot of and at the saine time introducing the similar end portion il. of rod 7i through slot c of ferule c into slot c of There being no corresponding aperture on the upper side of said ferules, the upper ends of rods f] and 7L Will abut and rest against the inner -wall of the ferrules, and additional rest and hold for this connection of the rods provided by the Wires f and f', as to be described. rihese Wires or pins (see f and f, Figs. 8, 9, and l2), secure the ferules Z) and c to rod a, pass entirely through them. and also centrally through the entered portions of rods g and 7L, such end portions being provided with slots (see 71,, Fig. 3), allowing the Withdrawal and insertion of these rods.

Two other pins, f and f" also pass through ferules o and c, respectively, and rod a, in like manner as those just described, except a location and for the purpose of providing a rest for the outer edges of the entered portions of rods g and h, the inner edges thereof resting against and guided by the inner Walls of slots a and 0i (see a", Fig. l2).

By such construction rods g and h forming the leg portions of this stool are det-achably and vfirmly held in rod a, the seat portion of the device, secure against a pressure from above, and against any sidewise exerted tendency or force.

It is apparent from the foregoing that the device thus described readily serves for both purposes, that of a Walking stick, and also of a stool to sit on, the feet of the occupant affording sufficient balance, and additional restfulness may be obtained by placing the stool near a Wall or similar object, to serve as a support for the back of a person. It is equally apparent that the change from one formation to the other is almost instantly accomplished, and that both are of sufficient stability for all the use any of these forniations may be subjected to.

Furthermore the hollow handle n'iay serve as a match box or receptacle for medicine or other small matter, and inch and yard measurement graduation may be applied to the inner faces of rods g and a, as indicated on g, Fig. 2. Also, when simply taken apart, and the three rods laid parallel upon other, the device occupies but little space, and may readily be carried in a valise or economically boxed and mailed.

claim:

l. A device consisting of a rod, ferules attached to both ends thereof, and extending therefrom, and of tivo rods `iournaled together by a pivot, said two rods adapted to rest upon each other, and to engage together a ferule on the first stated rod, and also adapted to be spread apart, the free end portions arranged to enter slots in both end portions of the first stated rod, and coinciding apertures in the lower sides of the ferules enclosing the slotted end portions of said rod,

2. In a triangular stool, constructed of a rod forming the seat portion, and of two rods forming the leg portion, ferules on and extending beyond the ends of the seat portion, coinciding apertures through one side of said ferules and through said rod, Wire rods attaching the ferules to the rod and passing centrally through said apertures, the upper portions of each end of the tWo rod formation adapted to engage one of said coinciding apertures, slots in the upper' end portions of said two rods, each adapted to be guided by and to rest against one such Wire rod.

RICHARD.V A. BREUL. 

